Thilo Kreitmeier

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Thilo Kreitmeier (born November 7, 1967 in Munich - Schwabing ) is a German musician ( tenor , alto saxophone , clarinet , flute ), composer and band leader .

Live and act

Kreitmeier, a descendant of a family of hiking musicians from the Palatinate , began taking clarinet lessons from the age of ten. While studying business administration at the Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich (LMU), which he in 1994 with a degree in business graduate ended, he studied in 1989 and 1994 saxophone at the Munich training center for Modern Music (MAZM) with Enrique Kropik, Jürgen Seefelder , Evan Tate, Thomas Zoller and musicology at the LMU Munich, attended the Richard Strauss Conservatory , is a state-recognized music teacher and has been working as a freelance musician and instrument teacher since 1994.

During his studies he gained experience in bands of different styles such as reggae , funk and salsa . He began his professional career in 1994 in blues and rhythm and blues bands such as the George Greene Hotline Band , where he was significantly influenced by tenor saxophonist Eddie Taylor and with Hermann Breuer , Albert C. Humphrey, Angela Brown , Andrew Lewis , Max Greger junior , William Paul, Louisiana Red , Christian Willisohn , Lillian Boutté , Ludwig Seuss and Al Jones , with whom he has been touring Europe regularly since 1995.

His development in swing and jazz was based on engagements with Charly Antolini and Jenny Evans , who played from the Great American Songbook . With Al Porcino , in whose big band he was the first tenor saxophonist since 2004, he played together with Herb Geller , Henning Sieverts , Claus Reichstaller , Claus Raible , John Marshall. He also worked with Dusko Goykovich , Harald Rüschenbaum , Bill Ramsey and the Hugo Strasser orchestra .

In 1996 his first CD was released under his own name Thilo Kreitmeier & Group - Jazzperience . Recordings from this were among the winners of the "Hennessy / Blue Note Jazz Search", as well as heard on television and radio. His interpretation of jazz is characterized by a pronounced melodiousness and the influence of legendary models such as Charlie Parker , Ben Webster , Sonny Rollins , Miles Davis . In 1998 he made further CD recordings for the Organic Music label with musicians from the Munich jazz scene such as Rocky Knauer , Johannes Herrlich , Rich Laughlin, Rudolf Roth , Guido May , Kerry Lee Dooley, Peter Tuscher , Michael Keul , Butch Kellem , Bastian Jütte , Matthias Bublath , Manolo Diaz , Titus Vollmer . His individual style is shaped by his own compositions and arrangements, which are initially based on bebop and mainstream , later integrating influences from soul jazz and increasingly elements of Latin American music . He made guest appearances in Munich clubs (Allotria, Unterfahrt , Nachtcafe), in the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche and in the Brunnenhof of the Munich Residence , as well as on national concert stages and festivals; Documented in 2007 by a concert recording of the BR as a live album .

As a studio musician , he made recordings for radio and television, including the film music Kleine Haie by Sönke Wortmann, and worked as a guest with Claudia Koreck , Willy Astor , Die Junge Tenöre , Evelyn Huber , Ron Williams and the Münchner Rundfunkorchester .

Discography (selection)

  • Thilo Kreitmeier & Group Jazzperience (Whoopee Records, 1996)
  • Alberto Marsico Them That's Got (Organic Music, 1998)
  • Thilo Kreitmeier & Group Mo Better Blues (Organic Music, 1998)
  • Al Jones sharper than a tack (Enja records, 1999)
  • Thilo Kreitmeier & Group Soul Call (Organic Music, 1999)
  • Thilo Kreitmeier presents Changes (Organic Musi, c 2001)
  • Ludwig Seuss Christmas Jam (Downhill Records, 2004)
  • Al Jones bittersweet (Acoustic Music, 2005)
  • Christian Willisohn Hold On (Stockfish Records, 2005)
  • Al Porcino Big Band & Herb Geller (BR, 2005)
  • Williams Wetsox Vaganga aba ned vagess'n (BSC, 2006)
  • Thilo Kreitmeier Standards & Favorites (Organic Music, 2006)
  • Thilo Kreitmeier & Band Live (Organic Music, 2007)
  • Fourganic rare session (Downhill Records, 2008)
  • Willy Astor The Sound Of The Islands, Midsummer Night's Dream (GLM, 2010)
  • Dr. Will Dirt (ZYX Music, 2012)
  • Thilo Kreitmeier Originals Made On Wood (Organic Music, 2012)
  • Claudia Koreck Honu Lani (Universal, 2013)
  • Ludwig Seuss Band and Popsy Dixon Vol. 2 (Solid Pack 2015)
  • Al Jones and his Band in time right time any time (Stormy Monday Records 2016)
  • Thilo Kreitmeier MAS QUE NADA - Thilo Kreitmeier plays Samba & Bossa Nova (Organic Music, 2017)
  • Ludwig Seuss Band Live in the Lustspielhaus (Styx Records, 2018)
  • Ludwig Seuss Band Views of the Blues (Solid Pack, 2020)
  • Dr. Will I Want My Money Back (Solid Pack Records, 2020)

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personal data
SURNAME Kreitmeier, Thilo
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German musician, composer and band leader
DATE OF BIRTH November 7, 1967
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich - Schwabing , Germany